The bus is late, all the animals are waiting, some more patiently than others. When the bus arrives each animal is told in turn Please don't chat to the bus driver. But no animal can resist just a few words. Soon the bus driver is so busy listening that his bus is later than before....

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2001 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

JILL NEWTON's illustrations for this book have been well received by reviewers. Shen Roddie has written many wonderful books for children including our own PLEASE DON'T CHAT TO THE BUS DRIVER and WHOEVER'S HEARD OF A HIBERNATING PIG. She lives in Oxford. This is Jenny's first picture book for Bloomsbury. Jenny splits her time between fine art and illustration and she lives in Montgomery, Wales.